Chess is not only knowledge and logic.

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.

You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.

A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.

Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated.

Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.

I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.

Deux fous gagnent toujours, mais trois fous, non!

With mathematics we stand precisely at that intersection of bondage and freedom that is the essence of the human itself.

When the dead are afraid, you know there's a big problem.

If you can't help it don't think about it.

I don't see how the party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century.

I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core to my life that will enable me to carry out these obligations and activities as well as I can.

I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me.

I write songs very quickly, so the 20 minutes of joy I get out of writing a song doesn't compare to the two months of joy I get engaging with the people who like my music.

Photography is like an open book to the world.

My father [Erwin Rommel] believed that Germany should have a great interest to leave the war with a peace under conditions.

It was so hard to watch myself back because whatever movie I do, I never look at the monitor. I hate looking at the monitor.